Tulane or not Tulane

Dear Dr. Sadie,


Why doesn't Tulane offer PhD funding for its students when they are admitted in the program?

- Frustrated Grad Student

I don't think that they should offer funding. You don't deserve any money. They can give you a chocolate coin. That's all you should get.


You should be giving the school some responsibility.

Summer Recipes

Dear Dr. Sadie,


Do you have any favorite summer recipes you want to share?


- Summer cook

I love to make baked potato with broccoli and sour cream in it. First you bake the potato, then you get some broccoli. Then you put it in there. Then you get the sour cream and put it in there, too. That's how it works.

Dr. Sadie takes on housing bubbles

Dear Dr. Sadie,

I need to move, but I'm not sure how to get a new house where I'm going.  What should I look for?  Or should I build my own dream house?

Transitioning

You should get a house up in Cabot. You should make sure the house has a bathroom, a sink, and a toilet. It should have a stove, a clock and lots and lots of food. It should be purple.

Dr. Sadie Turns the Tables

To our readers,

Today, Dr. Sadie asked if she could be the one to ask questions and if her readers could answer them. So, please, post a comment to answer this question, directly from Dr. Sadie.

"How would you like to be an advice doctor, like me?"

History

Dear Dr. Sadie,

How did you get to be a doctor?

- Curious

This is a very hard question. I'm not a real doctor. I'm a dentist.

One reason I became a dentist is that I always wanted to be a dentist when I grew up. Now I'm a dentist.

As a dentist, I give people haircuts, and I get people their teeth clean, but mostly I give people haircuts. I'm mostly a haircutter. That's all I do.

I went to school to be a dentist. It was a long time. I went for SIXTEEN DAYS!!! It was long. It was very easy. I didn't like it very much.

Holidays

Dear Dr. Sadie, 


What is your favorite holiday?


- Just Curious

Christmas!!!! Because it's snowing outside. I like to sing "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." I like to get a blanket and wrap it around the tree, just like Linus did. I'll get my favorite, favorite blanket.

The Choice of a Lifetime

Dear Dr. Sadie,


I am graduating from high school in a month. I am very excited about leaving high school. I have been admitted to my top choice of colleges, and I will be attending in the fall. I'm not sure what to major in, though. I am worried about getting a good job in this economy. I'll be leaving school over $120,000 in debt, and I'm worried that if I study the wrong thing I'll be part of the group of unemployed recent graduates accruing more and more debt.


Help, Dr. Sadie!


- Confused Van Dimas High School Senior

I don't know, friend. This is a hard question. You can study to be a doctor. I like my doctor. She's very nice.

The Candy Fairy?

Dear Dr. Sadie,

Where do jelly beans come from?

- Curious

They come from ice cream stores. The ice cream man plants jelly beans in the ground, and it grows up to be a big mama or a dada, and it makes lots and lots of little jelly beans. When he puts lots of them in the ground, he can say what kind of flavors they are, so you get lots of flavors like mango, cherry, grape, but they don't have coconut.

To taco or not to taco

Dear Dr. Sadie,

My doctor told me that I need to give up my favorite food in order to improve my health. I'm not sure that life is worth living without it. What should I do?

- Puzzled and Hurt

You should keep eating that food. I think you need a new doctor. This one sounds lousy.

Which one is Mr. Right?

Dear Dr. Sadie,


I am romantically involved with two different men. Neither one knows of the other's existence. One is kind, stable and loving. He has a good job and will be an excellent provider. There is no spark between us, but a life with him will be good, predictable and secure. The other man is a total slacker. He has no job and no prospects. He treats me poorly or indifferently, but the passion is unbelievable.


I am starting to think about settling down, and I recognize I need to pick one of these two men. Who should I pick?


- Confused

You should go with the bad provider, because he needs to live with someone who will take care of him. He sounds like he needs a lot of help.

The grinch is into other holidays?

Dear Dr. Sadie,


I live in a wonderful neighborhood. We all really get along and feel a deep sense of community. All of us, that is, except "Mr. Johnson." He is grumpy and mean to everyone.


Every year, on Memorial Day, we have a neighborhood block party. We all have good, clean fun, except Mr. Johnson, who complains about it bitterly. We are always sure to invite him, and we try to be respectful of his boundaries, but he objects to the noise and the added traffic on his street. This year he has said that if we have the party he is going to call the police and have it shut down.


What should we do?


- Hooville Neighbors

You should call the policeman before Mr. Johnson does. You should tell the police that he is being mean, and the police will tell him, "hey you mean guy, stop being so mean."

I think Mr. Johnson grew up without a Mommy and a Daddy, and that's why he's so mean. Maybe the police will be able to help him find a Mommy and Daddy, and he won't be so mean. Maybe they can help him find a little girl in a princess dress. Her name will be Snow White.

Can you fix a home

Dear Dr. Sadie,

My wife recently left me and moved back to Canada.  She also took my three children with her.  Two weeks ago, I learned that she has also broken into my bank account and stolen the money I was saving to go to visit my kids.  Since then, she has apologized, is returning the money, and has started counseling.  She has now been diagnosed with several mental illnesses.  I need to be a part of my children's lives, and so I need to work with her.  But I don't know how I can work with someone I don't trust.  What can I do?

- Broken Home

You should get some more kids. You can get four kids. Four is more than three. You should forget about your wife and kids. Canada is far away.

Upgrade to business class?

Dear Dr. Sadie,

I have been with my boyfriend for 4 years, and it's been good, but not great. There are many differences. One of them is that I have just finished an MBA, and he's a high school dropout. The educational disparity doesn't bother either of us, but the realities of it have created some distance.

He has a great job for someone of his educational level, and he's afraid to lose the job by moving somewhere else. I have recently been given a great opportunity, but it would mean moving across the country. What should I do?

- Reluctant

You should move. I don't like your boyfriend. He's not a good guy.

You can move, and stay with him, but I don't think it will work. That's too far. You should move for the job and do nothing else.